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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Fountain Hills Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 04013216857 · Maricopa, AZ · pop 4,485

Census tract 04013216857 sits in Fountain Hills eviction risk, Arizona eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.7/10. That is riskier than roughly 66% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 53% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,847 monthly, set against $84,817 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 15% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units2,324
Renter share31.7%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate10.1%
Median income$84,817

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 5 tracts In Fountain Hills
Very High
Within county
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#635 of 1,009 tracts In Maricopa
Low
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#1,243 of 1,765 tracts In Arizona
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fountain Hills and the region

Centroid at 33.6066, -111.7222 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fountain Hills scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fountain Hills
4.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.1
State political climate
Arizona legislature & governorship
2.2
Economic stress
10.1% poverty · this tract
2.5
Supply constraint
$1,847 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fountain Hills
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fountain Hills
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fountain Hills
5.1

How Fountain Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fountain Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 216857Fountain Hills: 2.62.6Fountain Hillsparent cityCounty: 3.33.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.63.6Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fountain Hills

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.3/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fountain Hills eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Maricopa County average of 5.1 and above the Arizona statewide average of 4.9. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 04013216857

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 04013216857?

Census tract 04013216857 in Fountain Hills scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 04013216857?

Median gross rent is $1,847/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 04013216857?

10.1% of residents in tract 04013216857 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,485.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 04013216857?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 32th, minority 20th, housing 38th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 04013216857 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.2% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 04013216857 compare to Fountain Hills overall?

Tract 04013216857 scores 2.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Fountain Hills at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fountain Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fountain Hills

Top eight tracts in Fountain Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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